1. CHAPTER 4: I live on pizza!
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Unit 2: Mealtime Habits
Exercise 1: Picture Description
What do you see in the picture?
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Exercise 2: Vocabulary
Repeat after your tutor.
takeout
đồ ăn
sẵn
My family loves takeout.
homemade
làm tại nhà
Her mother makes homemade cookies.
plate
đĩa,
dĩa
How many plates are on the table?
glass
cốc
Can I have a glass of water?
chopsticks
đôi đũa
I use chopsticks to eat Chinese food.
spoon
cái
thìa
Use a spoon for the soup.
fork
cái
nĩa
Eat pasta with a fork.
bowl
cái
bát
The soup in the bowl is hot.
knife
con dao
I need a knife for the steak.
napkin
khăn ăn
Wipe your mouth with a napkin.
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Exercise 3: Let’s Talk
A. Read the dialogue with your tutor.
Sarah: Let’s have lunch!
Lea: Please go ahead. I will have my lunch at
2:00 PM.
Sarah: That’s late.
Lea: Don’t worry. I’m used to it.
Sarah: Do you eat a big breakfast?
Lea: I do. I always eat rice and fish.
Sarah: I see. Okay then, see you later.
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Ann: Matt, can you set the table?
Matt: Sure, Ann. How many people are coming
tonight?
Ann: There are nine.
Matt: Okay. Do we need bowls?
Ann: Yes. I’m serving my special soup tonight.
Matt: Sounds great! Where are the bowls?
Ann: They’re in the side cabinet.
B. Repeat after your tutor.
1. lunch - /lʌntʃ/ or [luhnch]
2. late - /leɪt/ or [leyt]
3. rice - /raɪs/ or [rahys]
4. soup - /sup/ or [soop] súp, canh
5. cabinet - /ˈkæbənɪt/ or [kab-uh-nit] buồng
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Exercise 4: Word Search
Find eight different eating utensils in the box.
S P O O N J K N P D S PITCHER
PLATE
NAPKIN
FORK
GLASS
BOWL
CHOPSTICKS
SPOON
KNIFE
SKEWER
Y W R F E P L A T E S
G L A S S I F P W T S
E U X P S T E K Q D K
K N I F E C S I M D E
R T Y U Z H Q N S X W
B O W L V E C Z H I E
X H T F O R K S Q L R
W C S F R T Y U O F T
C H O P S T I C K S Z
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Exercise 5: Meal Time
Decide if you should use a spoon, fork, or knife for each type of food below. You may use two utensils if
necessary.
spoon
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Exercise 6: Meal Time
A. Check the box that applies to you.
Always
100%
Sometimes
50%
Never
0%
Example:
How often do you eat takeout?
1. How often do you eat breakfast?
2. How often do you have coffee for
breakfast?
3. How often do you eat rice for lunch?
4. How often do you eat fast food?
5. How often do you eat dinner?
B. Make a sentence using the information in Section A. Follow the pattern in the example.
Example:
How often do you eat takeout?
I sometimes eat takeout.
1. How often do you eat breakfast?
2. How often do you drink coffee for breakfast?
3. How often do you eat rice for lunch?
4. How often do you eat fast food?
5. How often do you eat dinner?
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Exercise 7: Make Sentences
Rearrange the words in each number to make a complete sentence.
Example:
eats / Sam / always / breakfast
Answer:
Sam always eats breakfast.
1. often / pasta. / John / cooks
2. takeout. / rarely / I / eat
3. has lunch / at 1 PM. / David / usually
4. buys / Peter / never / fast food.
5. the dishes. / always / She / washes
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1. drinking through a
straw
2. eating with
chopsticks
3. drinking from a bowl
4. eating with hands
5. eating fast food
Exercise 8: Connecting Words and Pictures
Match the photos to the phrases below.
Example:
eating with a spoon
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
10. Exercise 9: Eating in Different Countries
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A. Complete the paragraph below by choosing the right words in the box.
People in different countries have different mealtime . In India, most people do
not use _. Instead, they use their _. In contrast, most Americans use spoons and
, like most people in Europe.
On the other side of the world, people in China, Japan, and Korea use _. But spoons
are also used for soup dishes.
chopsticks forks habits hands utensils plates
B. Enjoy a discussion with your tutor.
1. Which do you enjoy more: eating in a restaurant or at home?
2. How often do you eat at a fast food restaurant?
3. Do you cook your own meals?
4. What do you use more often: spoon, fork, or chopsticks?
5. What is your favorite meal of the day?